A married Muslim abducted a 14-year-old girl on May 12, forcibly converted her to Islam and married her, exploiting her medical and mental health vulnerabilities to sexually abuse her, her father and his attorney said.
A Texas tomato business owner left an estate gift of more than $5 million to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for International Missions.
The government of Pakistan plans to execute around 500 terror convicts in coming weeks in response to last week s killing of 149 people, including 133 children, at a military-run Army Public School ...
Shouts of “Tanti auguri” – or, “Happy Birthday!” – filled St. Peter's Square Wednesday morning as Pope Francis circled around throngs of pilgrims on his popemobile during the weekly general audience.
IMB missionary Carlos and Lily Llambes share how discipleship efforts geared toward boys and young women overseas are transforming lives for Christ.
Last year, cancer survivor Gina Wilson was featured in the 2013 Week of Prayer stories released by the International Mission Board. The story shared how the missionary was recovering in South Carolina from her second battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Since then, she has completed a marathon and returned to Scotland to continue sharing the Gospel.
LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – In the span of one month, a Christian blogger who hid for more than three years on a blasphemy charge was arrested; a Christian mother of five sentenced to death for allegedly speaking ill of Muhammad filed her appeal with the Supreme Court; and a mob tortured and […]
IMB missionaries Robert and Maridith Lane have learned to deal with danger and hardship, serving among the "war-like" people of South Sudan. They share how their resolve is sustained through the calling they feel to be there to teach people how God's love overcomes man's hate.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (Morning Star News) – Two pastors in northwestern Bangladesh could face two years in prison if convicted for “hurting religious sentiments.” Police on Nov. 9 arrested the pastors and 41 people, including Muslims, who were listening to proclamation of Christ at a rented house in Nabinagar village in Lalmonirhat District, 300 kilometers (186 miles) northwest […]
For pastors, particularly African American pastors, to get more personally involved in international missions, they need positive guidance to realize that growing their local churches doesn't mean just staying focused locally but enlarging the churches' vision for reaching the nations wherever they are, advises Pastor Tony Mathews, who learned that lesson firsthand.
"It's time for us to live out what God has told us," a pastor says about increased missions involvement during his first missions trip.
